Meaning I pay $0.25 for every mile I drive. A quarter. Or one dollar lets me drive 4 miles.
Now say I buy a used motorcycle that costs $3,000 and drove it for 1,000 miles of the nearly 1,600 I drive per month. And a motorcycle that gets 45 miles per gallon.
A Honda CRF230L like this I found on CL for $3,300 gets 55mpg.
Whereas the truck costs me $250 to drive 1,000 miles a motorcycle like the above would cost $89. A difference of $161 per month.
If you put that savings against the cost of the motorcycle, then in 19 months you have paid for your 'ride' in just gas savings alone. And in my case you are only riding for 66% of your months driving. Which in out climate is totally doable.
And if you get something more fuel efficient you could have your motorcycle paid off in a year's time, easily done as many motorcycles get over 60mpg.
Yeah, but you can't do a lot of shopping on a motorcycle. Prius win.
ReplyDeleteSo...when are you going to get another motorcycle?
ReplyDeleteif i had any money i would today, hahaha. inspite of what i said earlier.
ReplyDeleteguess i'm just waiting for killer to be gone for some unknown reason....
and the fact you can't do a lot of shopping with a bike is actually a plus to me. =)
it all makes sense..
ReplyDeletethat is until you handle an insurance claim that involved a motorcyclist being rear ended at a slow speed..
severed penis.
i bet that guy would have preferred to spend a little extra on gas money.
that is all.
in well over 10 years of riding i have never crashed. ever. and my only claims were for scum bag druggies who stole my motorcycle.
ReplyDeleteto me, it's worth any risk. i love bikes!
The CRF230L is a far cry from your WR... do you think you'll be happy with it's anemic performance? Aside from that, I think it's a great bike. I'm actually getting one for my Dad to ride next month.
ReplyDeletei'm hoping the new crf250l will come to the US. the one with the motor from the little 250 cbr.
ReplyDeletei don't have the wr any more......
i need something with a less than 32" seat height. even my wr with supermoto wheels on it was 34 and i still fell over off road on in lots due to not touching the ground.
now if that new ktm freeride comes to the US....
I knew you didn't have the WR anymore. I can understand the seat height issue, that is exactly why I'm getting the CR230L for my Dad. The Freeride looks interesting, for sure... I may go check it out while I'm in Germany.
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